THE RUN DRUGS OUT OF TOWN
RUN'S PREVENTION NEWS
01/21/08
Vol. 8 #3
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Quote of the Week: "All that is
necessary for the forces of evil to take root in the world is for enough
good men to do nothing." -- Edmund Burke
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1.
Pass FDA Tobacco Legislation in 2008
2. Teens Who Drink to Deal with Anger Called High-Risk
3. Minnesota College Ousts Alcohol Ads
4. JUST THE FACTS
5. New Alcohol Tax Could Ease California’s Budget Deficit by 20
Percent
6. You Get What You Pay For California's Alcohol Lobby
7. FREE: The Neurobiology of Ecstasy (MDMA)
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1.
Pass FDA Tobacco Legislation in 2008
Please join us in urging the U.S. Congress to make passage of the Family
Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, legislation that would give
the FDA authority over tobacco products its most important New Year's
resolution for 2008.
http://lungaction.org/campaign/08_FDA
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2. Teens Who Drink to Deal with Anger
Called High-Risk
Teens who reported that they sometimes drink alcohol to cope with anger
or frustration were more likely to exhibit a range of high-risk drinking
behaviors.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2008/teens-who-drink-to-deal-with.html
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3. Minnesota College Ousts Alcohol Ads
After two alcohol-fueled deaths in a single semester, Minnesota State
University has decided to ban alcohol ads at athletic events. The new
policy will remove liquor and beer advertising from coupon books, game
programs and sport-related materials. Restaurant ads are also no longer
allowed to promote drink specials.
All this, says the college president, because "we want to reduce the
'culture of drinking' among young people in the community."
http://www.mankatofreepress.com/local/local_story_334003840.html
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4. JUST THE FACTS:
- Alcohol impacts both behavior and brain function differently
in adolescents and adults.
- Adolescents are more vulnerable than adults to the effects
of alcohol on learning and memory.
- Alcohol affects the sleep cycle, resulting in impaired
learning and memory as well as disrupted release of hormones
necessary for growth and maturation.
- Alcohol affects all parts of the brain, which also affects
coordination, emotional control, thinking, decision-making,
hand-eye movement, speech, and memory.
- Adolescent drinkers perform worse in school, are more
likely to fall behind and have an increased risk of social
problems, depression, suicidal thoughts and violence.
- Binge drinking is extremely dangerous for adolescents given
that their brain is especially vulnerable to alcohol-related
damage.
- People who begin drinking in their early teens are not only
at greater risk for developing alcoholism sometime in their
lives, they are also at greater risk for developing alcoholism
more quickly and at younger ages, especially chronic, relapsing
alcoholism.
Source:
http://www.pypm.org/parents/site-article.cfm?id=11773
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5. New Alcohol Tax Could Ease
California’s Budget Deficit by 20 Percent
Marin Institute, the California-based alcohol industry watchdog,
recommended that Governor Schwarzenegger and state legislators raise
taxes on wine, beer and distilled spirits to help reduce the state’s $14
billion budget shortfall.
http://www.marininstitute.org/alcohol_industry/ca_tax_pressrelease.htm
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6. You Get What You Pay For California's
Alcohol Lobby
Though it doesn’t grab many headlines, the alcohol lobby is one of
California’s most potent political forces, spending millions each year
to sway legislators on bills affecting the liquor, wine and beer
businesses.
http://www.marininstitute.org/alcohol_industry/Lobbying_report.htm
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7. FREE: The Neurobiology of
Ecstasy (MDMA)
Teaching Packet IV, For Health Practitioners, Teachers, and
Neuroscientists
http://www.drugabuse.gov/pubs/teaching/Teaching4/Teaching.html
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A special thanks to Join Together Online(jointogether.org), Daily
Dose and SAMSHA for bringing some of this information to us.
For more information on drug abuse prevention be sure to go to our
links page at
http://rundrugsoutoftownrun.org/Links.htm
If your school or organization is interested in staging a Run Drugs
Out of Town Run to help raise awareness of and money for drug abuse
prevention visit our site at
http://rundrugsoutoftownrun.org or send us an email at
events@rundrugsoutoutoftownrun.org and we will help you make it
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